Sanjeet and Devika’s Destination Wedding at Raffles, Udaipur

Sanjeet a fashion model and entrepreneur met Devika, fashion consultant and entrepreneur too, when Devika was hosting a client’s show at Lakme Fashion Week 2022. Who knew that cupid had a stall there among other designers?
2 years later, we tied the Knot at Raffles resorts, Udaipur. Ours was an intercaste marriage following both Punjabi & Rajasthani rituals leaving out some we didn’t believe in like “Kanyadaan” instead of which we did an ancestral giveaway calling it “Kulldaan” where we pray to our ancestors accepting their blessings in the change of families. We wanted to focus on our pheras, while keeping everyone engaged in our pandit’s poetic descriptions of what pheras would mean in the modern era. As a bride, I decided to wear blue jewels honouring both our love and belief in lord Shiva and his wedding with second wife, Parvati that was the starting point of hindu pheras.

“Our cocktail ceremony was inspired by our love for fashion week and decided to honour our first meeting engaging our guests by encouraging them to dress the part with us. Turned out to be the cutest little idea and everyone filled the ramp like no one’s business, the night continued into a moonrise party leading us straight into our rituals.”

The story goes on but here’s a look into our little wedding celebration that would someday inspire future Pinterest mood boards for desi weddings.

 

Photography – The Wedding Files
Designers – Tarun Tahilliani, Anamika Khanna, Khanijou, Sophie Couture, Rimple & Harpreet, JadebyMk,  among others.
Hair – Kunj Sharma
Stylist – Pyu Misra
Event – Saahil Arora, Bobbyyash Events
Make up – Ankkit Malik